Facade collapse renders Upper Darby home uninhabitable

UPPER DARBY — The facade on the front of a Drexel Hill home collapsed Sunday afternoon leaving the property uninhabitable.

Upper Darby police and firefighters responded to the call shortly after 3 p.m. for a report of a possible building collapse on the 1200 block of Mason Avenue.

“It was the stone facade on the first floor on the front of the house that collapsed,” police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. “Nobody was home at the time and no one was injured. The homeowner said he had seen a crack in the foundation and had called in an engineer but it hadn’t been checked yet.

“Nothing fell inside the house.”

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According to Chitwood, the building was declared uninhabitable because of the uncertainty of the cause and extent of the damage.

A company was called in to shore up the structure and provide a barrier to prevent any injuries.